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The UK's leading period instrument ensemble, The Avison Ensemble, presents the first recording in their series celebrating the chamber music of Arcangelo Corelli. Directed by Pavlo Beznosiuk the ensemble explores the inspirational works of the Ita ...» More

'This disc deserves to go to the top of the charts' (Early Music Review)'Fine performances from the Brandenburg Consort, excellent documentation. A good CD to start a Baroque collection' (Classic CD)» More

It was indeed fortunate for Corelli that around the year 1700 there was a remarkable boom in the publishing of music. Although only six sets of his works were published (and almost nothing else has survived), the dissemination of these compositions throughout Europe made him the most rich and famous composer of his day. Nevertheless the quality of Opp 1–6 (four sets of twelve Trio Sonatas, one set of twelve solo Violin Sonatas and the Opus 6 set of twelve Concerti Grossi) is quite outstanding and were deservedly imitated by numerous aspiring admirers. Forty-five editions of Opus 5 had been printed by 1800! The first printed edition of Opus 6 appeared in Amsterdam in 1714, and yet it is likely that their composition took place much earlier. Georg Muffat imitated Corelli’s concerto style as early as 1682 after a visit to Rome, and we know that Corelli had composed a ‘Christmas’ Concerto for Ottoboni in 1690. The present movement is really a Gigue and some of Corelli’s regular four-square rhythms have been changed here to fit the ‘humpty-dumpty’ pattern.